The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Media Gets ‘Tantalizing’ Thrill From 2007 Palin E-Mail Joke About Divorce

You’ve really got to wonder about people who would waste time chasing after stuff like this: Also there is one tantalizing e-mail from Sept. 26, 2007 — almost a full year before she was tapped for the unsuccessful GOP presidential ticket — with the subject line saying “Marital Problems.” Addressing two of her gubernatorial aides, she said “So […]

You Can’t Stand For Much Without Implicitly Rejecting Something

by Smitty Eric S. Raymond faced some well-reasoned blowback for asserting an anti-SOPA/PIPA position from someone saying ESR overplayed his hand: The best any of our public faces can hope for is to represent us to 95% confidence and speak up knowing that some 5% are going to be disgruntled about it. I know that […]

Santorum Turns the Tables on Mitt in Michigan With Robo-Calls to Democrats

Rick Santorum greets supporters in Lansing, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 “[T]he devastating oppo hit has been the defining characteristic of the Romney campaign since December . . .” — Reid J. Epstein and Zachary Abrahamson, Politico, Feb. 24 “It has been confirmed that a robocall making the rounds in Michigan the day before the state’s […]

The Ad Is Just Fantastic, That Is Really What I Think. Oh, By The Way:
Which One’s Pink?

by Smitty (via American Power) The non-snobby one with the Santorum sign at the end, of course: Maybe I’m the only one who immediately thought of. . . but Santorum’s ad is dated 18 January, more than a month before Rick pointed out the Orwellian snobbery of #OccupyResoluteDesk saying everyone should go to college. I’ll […]

MICHIGAN GOP PRIMARY TODAY

TROY, Michigan It’s 7 a.m., which means the polls just opened in today’s Michigan Republican primary. Polls will be open until 8 p.m. The front-page banner headline story in today’s Detroit Free Press: TODAY, MICHIGAN VOTE COUNTS It’s a make-or-break day for Romney, Santorum After two weeks in the headlights of the national hunt for […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 02.28.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Romney Fights To Avoid Home-State Embarrassment An alliance of Tea Party activists, Democrats and social conservatives – enough to give Santorum the win? Costa Cruises Liner Towed To Seychelles No casualties this time as cruise ship suffers disabling engine fire: French fishing boat lends a hand Russian Tank-Making City […]

Is #OccupyResoluteDesk Starting To, You Know, Sweat It?

by Smitty “‘Useless by myself.’” “How about we go the other way with ‘Greater together.’” –Obama slogan brainstorm Kevin Jackson “10 Signs Obama Is Panicking” Obama has feigned shifting right. When a bona fide socialist begins talk of shifting right, you know he’s panicked. Obama no more believes in the private sector solutions to the […]

Rick Santorum in Lansing, Michigan, Calls Romney’s Attack Ad Campaign a ‘Joke’

Rick Santorum speaks in Lansing, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 LANSING, Michigan Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says it is a “joke” to be accused of liberalism by his rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Speaking the day before Michigan voters go to the polls for Tuesday’s crucial GOP primary, Santorum said he has been “leading, […]

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